Wall hung console

This project is based on the Wall Hung Console from the New Yankee Workshop. The overall dimensions are the same: 5’ long, 14” out from the wall at the middle, and 8” out at the ends. It is made from walnut lumber given to me by my in-laws that came from a tree on their property. The inlay and inner edge band is purpleheart. Originally I wasn’t going to have any purpleheart in it, but a mistake during construction led to that addition. The whole construction process can be found by checking out my blog

This project involved a lot of firsts for me:

First table, first time using a plunge router, a planer sled or cutting arcs on the bandsaw, first time doing inlays, edge banding, bent lamination, first time using walnut or purpleheart. I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out. I hope you like it.

Max- It’s attached to the wall with 1/4”x4” lag screws driven through the back mounting board. It ended up being just about centered on a stud, so I wasn’t able to put a lag screw in the middle, so two screws are all I’m using. I don’t think it’s going anywhere, though.

You can see all the pocket holes for holding the top on in that view as well. There are more on the back side of the front apron.

DocK16- Thanks for noticing all the work. Looking at the finished project, it doesn’t look like it should have taken so long to complete, but there was a lot of work in prepping the pieces before I could assemble it.

DrDirt- In my best Boston accent, I put on the edge banding on either end with a few inch and a quata brads. :)

I wish I could take credit for the design, but it’s based on Norm’s redesign of a much larger version he saw in a project house from This Old House. All I can claim are the inlays, edge banding and selection of wood. Thanks for the kind words.